Why this matters
Toberaraght is traditionally associated with Saint Raght, a lesser-known early Irish saint linked to local healing traditions. The well was historically visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin.
What is recorded here
In a grassy verge, on the W side of the Frenchpark-Boyle road and adjacent to the E side of a field boundary. The well, which is slightly sunken below the road level, is enclosed in a dilapidated concrete structure (int. dims. 1.1m E-W; 1.05m N-S). The entrance is in the centre of the S wall. Access to the well is through a small concrete annexe immediately to the front into which steps lead down from ground level. There is no evidence of recent veneration at this well. In 1836 it was recorded that the 'patron-day is the 11th of August, St. Araght's (Athracht's) Day, on which stations used to be performed' (OSL, 233). The site of a nunnery (SL047-083001-) and a graveyard (SL047-083002-) are c. 600m to N.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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